https://youtu.be/s1HycZUtZUI Patrick talks about a pending Wisconsin class action complaint regarding the lack of sufficient access to public defenders that is emblematic of a larger problem all across the United States. Episode 233 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is...
Criminal Justice
WATCH: Cops Lock Woman in Patrol Car Parked on Train Tracks Before a Train Plows Into It
by Matt Agorist | Sep 27, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
As TFTP reported last week, a 20-year-old woman is fighting for her life in the hospital and a Platteville police officer has been placed on leave after one of the most irresponsible law enforcement actions TFTP has ever reported on. The woman was locked in the back...
Don’t Blame Private Police for Public Errors
by Walter E. Block | Sep 26, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
There have been many calls of late to “defund the police.” None of them have been aimed at the private police. All of them have been targeted at the public sector, governmental police. Are these demands justified? Not very. Yes, there are more than a few bad apples in...
Cop Receives 5-Figure Severance After Shooting Teen 13 Times
by Matt Agorist | Sep 14, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
January of this year was the 4th anniversary of Sheila and Steve Albers' son's death. Their 17-year-old son was gunned down by police while unarmed. As is normally the case when police kill unarmed and often innocent people, no charges were filed against Overland Park...
Update: Arrest Warrant for Ray Epps Was Issued in 2016
by Ken Silva | Sep 1, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Ray Epps might not face charges for trespassing on Capitol Hill grounds and encouraging others to do the same, but he could be wanted for allegedly trespassing on someone’s property in Pennsylvania. The Libertarian Institute initially reported last month on a 2015...
Innocent Mother Shot and Killed in Breonna Taylor-esque Police Raid
by Matt Agorist | Aug 29, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
On the night Camden County Sheriff's deputies killed her, Latoya James, an innocent mother, had committed no crime, had harmed no one, and was not wanted by police. These facts are irrelevant, however, as the police state—when carrying out its vile and destructive war...
The FBI Was Always This Bad; Ruby Ridge Turns 30
by Jim Bovard | Aug 24, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
In the wake of the massive raid at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, politicians and pundits are hectoring Americans to blindly trust the FBI. “The men and women of the FBI,” Attorney General Merrick Garland proclaimed, “are dedicated, patriotic public servants.” But...
There Are Now More Armed Bureaucrats Than There Are U.S. Marines
by John Whitehead | Aug 23, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.”—James Madison The IRS has stockpiled 4,500 guns and five million rounds of ammunition in recent years, including 621 shotguns, 539 long-barrel rifles and 15...